The BCE Excellence Awards Ceremony is taking place on Thursday 25 August 2022 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre where winners and commendation recipients will be announced and presented with their awards, formally recognised for their contributions across our 146 schools and 5 offices.
These awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements and successes of our colleagues that reflect and support the Mission, Vision and Values of Brisbane Catholic Education. By recognising our colleagues, we are making a statement about the culture we value and aspire to achieve at BCE.
In 2022, we received an extraordinary 273 nominations, and we congratulate all nominees across award 10 categories.
The NGS Super Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in Primary School NomineesThis award recognises a primary teacher who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to deepening learning for each of their students, cultivating partnerships and positive relationships with colleagues, parents, and the community.
- Yvonne Amarandos, St Stephen's Algester
- Judy Bennett, Queen of Apostles Stafford
- Bridget Bennie, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Coorparoo
- Camille Bertini, St James Coorparoo
- Margaret Best, St William's School Grovely
- Melissa Blythe, St Kevin's School Geebung
- Larissa Browne, St Kevin's School Geebung
- Charlotte Bryan, Our Lady Help of Christians Hendra
- Enza Camuglia, St Martin's Carina
- Ashleigh Cheyne, St Mary of the Cross Windsor
- Michelle Copelin, St Matthew's Cornubia
- Kate Cross, St Peter's Caboolture
- Bernadette De Casanove, Southern Cross College Kippa Ring
- Allyssa DiDonna, St Agatha's Clayfield
- Melissa Fallarino, Southern Cross College Kippa Ring
- Kate Furlong, St Francis College Crestmead
- Jodie Gibson, Our Lady of Dolours Mitchelton
- Renee Gordon, St Kevin's Benowa
- Sharni Green, Our Lady of the Rosary Caloundra
- Jennifer Hurd, St Mary's Laidley
- Gabby Khoury, Siena Primary Sippy Downs
- Meggan King, St Kevin's Benowa
- Michelle Kneen, St Columba's Wilston
- Nadine MacAninch, St Matthew's Cornubia
- Bernadette Maher, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Darra
- Jodie Maller, Our Lady of the Angels Wavell Height
- Marea Molloy, St Kevin's Benowa
- Kerrin O'Hanlon, St Benedict's Primary Mango Hill
- Cindy Plater, Our Lady of Dolours Mitchelton
- Toni Louse Reid, Jubilee Pacific Pines
- Belinda Roberts, St Eugene College Burpengary
- Melinda Ross, St Columban's Wilston
- Narelle Steeden, St John Vianney's Manly
- Alison Turner, St William's Grovely
- Cindy Wells, Siena Primary Sippy Downs
The NGS Super Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in Secondary School NomineesThis award recognises a secondary teacher who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to deepening learning for each of their students, cultivating partnerships and positive relationships with colleagues, parents, and the community.
- Scott Booth, St Thomas More College Sunnybank
- Matt Capp, Holy Spirit College Fitzgibbon
- Nathan Clohesy, Siena College Sippy Downs
- Michelle Gralike, St John's Nambour
- Chris Larkin, Marymount College Burleigh Waters
- Krissy Lourigan, St Mary's College Maryborough
- Mallory Lowe, Marymount College Burleigh Waters
- Kerri Anne Nolan, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Diana Platt, Carmel College Thornlands
- Amanda Schimke, St Columban's Caboolture
- Kayla Smit, St Patrick's College Gympie
- Harrison Smith, Mt Maria College Michleton
- Lisa Smith, McAuley College Beaudesert
- Fiona Swan, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Rachael Tregea, San Damiano College Yarrabilba
- Alexandra Williams Forsyth, St Patrick's College Gympie
- Natalie Wollenweber, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Simon Wroe, Unity College Caloundra
- Anthony Young, Southern Cross College Scarborough
The ACU Award for Excellence as an Early Career Teacher (<5 years) NomineesThis award recognises a teacher with less than 5 years' experience who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to deepening learning for each of their students, cultivating partnerships and positive relationships with colleagues, parents, and the community.
- Ruby Andrews, Mary MacKillop College Nundah
- Caitlin Baldwin, Southern Cross College Kippa Ring
- William Baldwin, St Columban's Caboolture
- Shannon Smith, Southern Cross College Woody Point
- Georgina Brampton, St William's School Grovely
- Gabrielle Campbell, St Mary of the Cross Windsor
- Charlotte Chambers, St Stephen's Algester
- Adam Collins, St Teresa's College Noosaville
- Mikayla Coop, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Bree Durbin, St Columban's Caboolture
- James Edwards, St Joachim's Holland Park
- Katharine Green, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Coorparoo
- Elizabeth Harrington, Carmel College Thornlands
- Charles Heathfiled, St Joseph's Bardon
- Chloe Kingston, St Kevin's Geebung
- James Koda, Southern Cross College Scarborough
- Erin McSween, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Maggie Murphy, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Summer O'Neill, St Mary's Laidley
- Michael Parker, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Sarah Raffaele, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Jade Schnitzerling, Our Lady of the Angels Wavell Height
- Nicolas Sculpher, Southern Cross College Scarborough
- Kenneth Sheldon, St John Fisher College Bracken Ridge
- Melissa Spies, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Kaitlyn Vayne, Southern Cross College Scarborough
- Natlaie Wollenweber, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Cooper Wright, Mt Maria College Petrie
The ACU Award for Excellence in Strengthening Catholic Identity NomineesThis award recognises an employee who has demonstrated an outstanding appreciation of and commitment to Catholic Identity within a school, college, or BCE office.
- Bobby Bracken, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Jenny Elmer, St Mary's Primary Maryborough
- Andrew Esposito, St Columba's Wilston
- Amy Glisson, St William's Grovely
- Debbie Newton, Catholic Identity
- Kelli Phillips, Our Lady of the Rosary Caloundra
- Alain Pitot, Catholic Identity
- Nancy Rodgers, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Darcy Rogers, St Columban's Caboolture
The TUH Award for Excellence in Safety and Wellbeing NomineesThis award recognises an employee or group that has demonstrated excellence in promoting safety, health, and wellbeing within a school, college, or the BCE Office.
- Tricia Kennedy, School Operations and Programs
- Alistair Duncan, Our Lady's College Annerley
- Charmaine Coles, Mary Immaculate Annerley
- Chelsea Jarvis, Our Lady of the Angels Wavell Height
- Denise McGeary, Sophia College Plainland
- Galina Arthur, Our Lady of Mt Carmel Coorparoo
- Janelle Muller, School Progress and Performance
- Jeremy Wilson, Health and Safety
- Joanne Kimmins and Kendell Burton, Sacred Heart Sandgate
- Joshua Laidler, Carmel College Thornlands
- Kaylene Cooper, St Lukes Capalaba
- Kirsty Kaeser, Learning & Pedagogy
- Leanne Ritchie, Health and Safety
- Leesa Daniell & Brendan Abel, St Augustine's College Augustine Heights Team
- Leigh Brown, St John Vianney's Manly
- Matt Mackinlay, St Peters School Caboolture
- Merrin Owen, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Michael Eustace, St Marys Laidley
- Michelle Walker, Health and Safety
- Mick Jones, Health and Safety
- Mick Kelleher, School Operations and Programs
- Nick Byway, Mt Maria College Petrie
- The Organisational Development Team
- Paola Diaz, Health and Safety
- Rita Morley, Mater Dei Ashgrove West
- Rodney Brook, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Tonia Garner, Marymount College Burleigh Waters
- Wade Matthew Schimke, St Columban's Caboolture
The BCE Award for Excellence in a BCE Office Role NomineesThis award recognises an employee from the BCE Office who has demonstrated outstanding performance in their role and in building positive relationships.
- Andrea Alchin, Employee Relations
- Stephanie Beekman, School Finance Support
- Tiffany Bowd, Employee Relations
- Vicki Boyle, School Finance Support
- Kerry Brand, Recruitment Services
- Sam Burnell, Organisational Development
- Jane Codd, Learning Services
- Aaron Comollatti, Information Technology Services
- Nia Davies, Payroll Administrative Services
- Susanna Di Mauro, Learning Technology Services
- Catherine Foley, Catholic Identity
- Karen Forster, Recruitment Services
- Ramon Gomez, Procurement
- Michelle Harvey, Employee Relations
- Brett Horton, School Progress and Performance
- Mirella Hoseit, Office Services
- Georgina Kadel, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
- Kirsty Kaeser, Learning & Pedagogy
- Tricia Kennedy, School Operations and Programs
- Danita Martin, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
- Tammy McCartney, Organisational Development
- Michael McConnell, Information Technology Services
- Donalee Moriarty, Company Secretary
- Nina Previtera, Payroll Administrative Services
- Amy Robinson, Communications and Engagement
- Ainsley Roche, Financial Accounting
- Jonathan Royan, Information Technology Services
- Orla Scanlon, Payroll Administrative Services
- Tina Shanahan, Information Technology Services
- Steph Unger, Catholic Identity
- Anne Victor, Religious Education
- Luke Welsh, Business Intelligence & Performance
The BCE Award for Excellence in a School Based Non Teaching Role NomineesThis award recognises a non-teaching employee from a school or college who has demonstrated outstanding performance in their role and in building positive relationships.
- Larissa Ah Chong, Our Lady of Fatima Acacia Ridge
- Tanya Albertsen, St Michael's College Merrimac
- Mark Baker, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Tracey Berry, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Kelli Billion, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Georgia Blackwell, St Kevin's Benowa
- Denise Burtenshaw, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Linda Cabrera, St Columban's Caboolture
- Sharee Cartledge, Siena Catholic Primary Sippy Down
- Jenny Conrad, Holy Family Indooroopilly
- Crystal Cooke, St Mary of the Cross Windsor
- Sharne Davies, St Thomas More College Sunnybank
- Teresa (Martina) Donaghy, St Francis College Crestmead
- Krystine Dunne, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Tina Eichorn, St Augustine's College Augustine Heights
- Steven Harrison, Our Lady's College Annerley
- Janelle Hohenhaus, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Gail Holding, St Williams School Grovely
- Justin Howarth, St Thomas More College Sunnybank
- Eileen Hutchinson, St Francis College Crestmead
- Vikki Ivory, Holy Family Indooroopilly
- Alexa Josic, Unity College Caloundra
- Meegan Keating, St Teresa's College Noosaville
- Barbara Lennox, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Meaghan Lindsay, St Kevin's School Geebung
- Sharne Lord, St Kevin's Benowa
- Lorraine Lowcock, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Tracey Martin, Mary MacKillop College Nundah
- Celia Mason, St Joseph's School Nundah
- Rita Morley, Mater Dei Ashgrove West
- Michelle Muller, St Augustine's College Augustine Heights
- Christine Murray, Aquinas College Ashmore
- Jane Ellen Negus, St Marys College Maryborough
- Sharlene Nottingham, St Joseph's Corinda
- Belinda O'Callaghan, St Bernards Upper Mt Gravatt
- Liam O'Rielly, Southern Cross College Woody Point
- Katrina Peatey, St Agatha's Clayfield
- Carmen Rees, St Vincent's Clear Island Waters
- Annie Schneider, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Teresa Tangitau Tongotongo, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Karen Valentine, Southern Cross College Scarborough
- Geni Verity, Our Lady of the Angels Wavell Height
- Anita Weston, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Darra
- Jillian Woollett, Southern Cross College Woody Point
The BCE Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching by a School Team NomineesThis award recognises an outstanding school or school team that has embraced change and continuous improvement to create effective learning practices and has developed a positive school culture and environment for students and staff.
- Christ the King Deception Bay Support Team (PLL Sophie Morris, ST:IE Prep-Year 2 Krystle McAvoy, ST:IE Year 3-6 Melinda Friend, GC Karen Carr & School Based Speech Therapist Jo-Ann Harder)
- Good Shepherd Springfield Lakes Good Shepherd Staff
- Marymount College Burleigh Waters Container Cafe Design, Build and Operate Team
- McAuley College Beaudesert McAuley College Staff
- Mt Maria College Mitchelton Positive Learning Culture Team
- St Benedict's Mango Hill Prep Teachers Professional Learning Team
- St Columban's Caboolture LEC Team
- St Joachim's Holland Park PLLs (Ashleigh Foster and Lachlan Hull)
- St Joseph's Nundah Year 3 & 4 Teaching Team (Jodie Housego & Dominique Bourke)
- St Michael's College Merrimac Learning and Teaching Team (Emma Bailey, Kathryn Janovsky &Kylie Slatter)
- St Thomas More College Sunnybank Student Pastoral Leadership Team
- Trinity College Beenleigh VET Trade Training Centre Team
The Archbishop's Award for Leadership NomineesThis award acknowledges an employee who embraces our Catholic culture and who has demonstrated excellent leadership, regardless of their role, within their school, college, or the BCE Office.
- Stephen Adair, Carmel College Thornlands
- Lavinia Affleck, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Doug Ashleigh, Learning Services
- Shinara Auld, St William's School Grovely
- Megan Burke, Mary MacKillop Primary Birkdale
- Sally Carr, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Kathryn Dore, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Caroline Gall, St Brigid's Rosewood
- Catherine Galvin, St John Fisher College Bracken Ridge
- Shelley Hamilton, San Sisto College Carina
- Judith Jones, St Mary's College Ipswich
- Nadine Leamy, St Benedict's Primary Mango Hill
- Tammy McCartney, Organisational Development
- David McInnes, St Teresa's College Noosaville
- Claire McLaren, St Benedict's College Mango Hill
- Sarah Murphy, Employee Relations
- Christoper Myers, Aquinas College Ashmore
- Carmel O'Brien, St Mary's College Kingaroy
- Christopher Raju, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Imogene Robinson, Mt Maria College Mitchelton
- Nancy Rodgers, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Deidre Young, McAuley College Beaudesert
The BCE Award for Excellence in Championing Student VoiceThis award recognises an employee or group that has demonstrated excellence in advocating for the voices of students.
- Danielle Carter, Guardian Angels Ashmore
- Carolyn De Witt Ryall and Renee Devereaux, Professional Standards and Student Protection
- Cameron Hogg, Mt Maria College Petrie
- Holy Spirit College Fitzgibbon Leadership Team & Student Voice Advocates (Stephan le Roux & Cassie Geissmann)
- Janelle Muller, School Progress and Performance
- Glenys Nash & Kirsty Patterson, St Mary's College Maryborough
- Joan Prasser, Siena College Sippy Downs
- Professional Standards and Student Protection Student Team (Carolyn De Witt Ryall, Vicki Holding, Cyndi Mandile, Nadia van Elswyk, Shannon Page, Kim Harrison, Dianna Rigo & Renee Devereaux)
- Emma Robinson, Trinity College Beenleigh
- Angela Ryan, St Peter Claver Riverview
- Emma Snook, St Augustine's College Augustine Heights
- Carla Sixsmith, St Augustine's College Augustine Heights
- Sharron Wood, St Eugene College Burpengary
Congratulations to all nominees, you should be very proud!
Unfortunately, COVID-19 and the flu season are challenging our everyday activities and as an organisation it is our responsibility to assess and mitigate potential risks, especially when organising large staff gatherings. To ensure the BCE Excellence Awards 2022 goes ahead, we are implementing control measures to manage and reduce the risks associated with the event. One of the important measures is to reduce the number of attendees at the event to ensure optimum social distancing practices at the venue.
With the current capacity limitations, we are no longer able to invite all our nominees to the award ceremony. The nomination review panels have selected the finalists for each award category and these nominees have been sent an official invite to the awards ceremony.